Texting each other back and forth while walking through Talbot Park one day, two young Leasiders, Sarah Fallis and Graham MacLellan, both 24, hatched a plan to combine one of their favourite activities—watching baseball—with picking …more
Leaside has taken a first step toward becoming a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) North York Community Council (NYCC) has passed a motion by Councillor John Parker, backing a proposal from the Leaside Property Owners’ Association, …more
It doesn’t look like anything special, a normal apartment building on Bayview just north of the Humphrey funeral home, but it is unique to Canada, says Diane Marshall, executive director of The Residences of 1425 …more
Quick thinking neighbours sprang into action early on May 9 when vandals set nine cars on fire in Bennington Heights. Local radio personality, Stu Jeffries, up early because of his work as a radio DJ …more
Ashworth doesn’t get what’s best for Bayview Back in 2004 Councillor Jane Pitfield tried to get 1560 Bayview torn down for a parking structure. Fortunately the tenants at 1560 and the neighbourhood residents squelched that …more
Sometimes it seems as if Leaside resembles an urban battlefield rather than the small town in Toronto (that it’s sometimes called). With a red-hot housing market, it seems as if developers and speculators are desperate …more
At our deadline there were four candidates running against Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne for election in Don Valley West riding on June 12. Progressive Conservative David Porter, a chartered accountant, works in the financial industry. …more
Free listing service. Have a local event to promote? Send us the date, time, location and event name by the 10th of each month. Leaside Library, 165 McRae Adult and teen programming The Science of …more
Northlea School’s music teacher, Mitch Bondy is retiring this year after 30 years. He has “defined the school with music,” says parent Sandra Whittaker. “The choir consistently wins Kiwanis awards. “Mitch has been such a …more
The first thing actress Lynne Griffin did when she returned to Leaside from living and working in Hollywood for 12 years was to kiss the ground. “I felt so liberated,” she says, “I realized that …more
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